The cop, an off-duty Baltimore County police officer working security, confronted parent Robert Small, who had stood up and interrupted the superintendent over the introduction of a new school curriculum.

The incident begins just after the 1:25 mark when the cop approaches him and orders him to leave, pulling out his badge from underneath his shirt that was dangling around his neck.

Small continues speaking against the board, which was when the cop grabbed him by the arm and began leading him away.

Small continues speaking out, prompting the cop to push him, then shove him hard, prompting gasps from the audience.

Small continues speaking out, which was when the cop pulled out his handcuffs and arrested him.

The lie: The cop charged him with second-degree assault on a police officer, claiming Small had shoved him when he first confronted him.

Now Small is facing ten years in prison.

If it weren’t for the video, there would be a good chance he would be convicted because cops are granted godlike status in this country, even though they continually prove to be anything but godlike.

'A Total Joke': 'Independent' Review of NSA Not Actually Independent
posted 09/22/2013, 10:25 PM (Common Dreams)[Category: Big Brother/Orwellian] Intelligence Director James Clapper exempted the panel from rules requiring it to conduct its business publicly (J. Scott Applewhite/AP Photo)The panel of 'outside' experts, appointed by President Obama to investigate the controversial NSA spying program for civil liberties violations, is not independent at all, but rather, functions under the Office of the Director of National Intelligence and is comprised of Democratic Party insiders, Associated Press revealed in a regulation that will subject political bloggers to disclosure rules.

The regulation forces campaign committees to report on their campaign finance statements the names of people they pay to post "favorable or unfavorable" political messages about "a candidate or ballot measure" on a website, blog, ... (more)

Poll: Oklahomans Ready for Marijuana Law Reform
posted 09/22/2013, 10:24 PM (StoptheDrugWar.org)[Category: General]Oklahoma NORML Friday released survey results from a Sooner Poll showing strong support for medical marijuana and majority support for marijuana decriminalization. The poll had support for medical marijuana at 71% and support for decriminalization at 57%. The poll did not ask about legalization.